Thanks. I have tried the wet dog food, which she did okay on for a while. When I noticed she wasn't eating, I stopped using the wet dog food in hopes that that was causing the problems. She does eat her "bacon strip" strips when she goes potty outside as a treat. I will try the chicken and calling the vet. I know sometimes people say that you may have to switch foods; however, I am new to having a pet that I am unsure as to what product is good for chihuahuas.
--- On Tue, 12/9/08, ButtercupandWyatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: ButtercupandWyatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] HELP!! 9 mo. old chihuahua won't eat To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2008, 2:08 PM since she is eating poop, chances are she may have picked up a parasite or bacteria, i would bring her poop into your vet and have them run a giardia test, worms, and bacterias that could be the problem, have you tried another food? have you tried giving her nutrical? that kind of gives them a boost and makes them want to eat again. also maybe try giving her boiled chicken and see if she will eat that.. or hamburger ground up ( no seasoning). or can dog food.. see if any of these entice her, if they do, then it is probably she has grown sick of the kibble.. some dogs can be very finicky, i home cook for my dogs and have to rotate between chicken, and ground beef, they grow sick of them... they are also very spoiled! poop eating is a bad thing, mine do it an dhvae passed around giardia, it is very hard to get rid of and very hard to break them of eating poop. if none of these pan out, maybe you should consider having some bloodwork done also?? to maje sure nothing else is going on. hope this helps, try the chicken, if she wont eat that then you know something else is going on.. --- On Tue, 12/9/08, ccooper916 <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com> wrote: From: ccooper916 <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com> Subject: [Chihuahuas] HELP!! 9 mo. old chihuahua won't eat To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2008, 7:57 PM My 9 month chihuahua does not want to eat her food. I feed her Natural Balance. I have tried sitting her food down only during her feeding times, she may nibble a few pieces here and there; however, I know it is not enough to keep her going. Since she is not wanting to eat I have caught her trying to eat her poop, which I have read that puppies do this from time to time, especially if they are hungry. At this point I am willing to try anything to get her to eat. Any advice? Desperate Mommy, Christine
